Scientists find a way to reverse hair loss and wrinkles

Finally, a cure for aging that really works. The only catch is that for the moment, you have to be a mouse.

Scientists at the University of Alabama have found a way to reverse wrinkles and hair loss.

First, they induced a mutation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. a cell works properly by reducing or cutting off most of its energy intake

This can lead to a number of conditions, of which wrinkles and hair loss may be the least serious [19659005]. aging, the discovery of a gene that can be turned off to prevent mitochondrial dysfunction will be good news.

"To our knowledge, this observation is unprecedented," said Keshav Singh, a professor of genetics at the university's medical school. 19659002] "This mouse model should provide an unprecedented opportunity for the development of preventive and therapeutic drug development strategies to increase mitochondrial functions for the treatment of skin and hair associated with aging." Pathology and Others Human diseases. "

It took only four to eight weeks for the mice to look for years beyond their time, and a similar time to fix them.

Dr. Singh called the result "surprising", but we warn that this only applies to the skin and hair – so do not expect to revisit decades of abuse on the liver, lungs and heart.

"Further experiments are needed to determine whether phenotypic changes can be reversed at the wild level by restoring mitochondrial DNA."

The research was published in the journal Cell Death & Disease .

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